CJI Surya Kant on reforms in judiciary, digital arrests, national judicial policy & more | HTLS 2025

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2025, reflected on his journey from small-town Hisar to the country’s highest judicial office as a story of perseverance, public service and faith in constitutional values. The CJI spoke about rising through the Bar and the Bench step by step, the role of family and mentors, and how experiences in the hinterland shaped his sensitivity to ordinary citizens’ problems, reaffirming his belief that the judiciary must remain accessible, compassionate and firmly independent. Watch full here